Puerto Rico (US) — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Puerto Rico (US), 1961–2025.
Population growth for Puerto Rico (US) was -0.55% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.19% in 1963. The lowest was -3.59% in 2018 (about 6.5× the latest value).
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 201 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Puerto Rico (US) sits below it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 125% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 60%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 39 of 42 economies; Virgin Islands (U.S.) (-0.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1293% in 2025. That is 49% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 143rd of 216 in 1961 → 154th of 216 in 1970 → 146th of 216 in 1980 → 154th of 216 in 1990 → 178th of 217 in 2000 → 201st of 217 in 2010 → 197th of 217 in 2020 → 201st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.55% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | -0.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | -0.51% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | -1.31% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | -0.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.64% | -1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.36% | +4.0 pp |
| 2018 | -3.59% | -1.6 pp |
| 2017 | -2.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | -1.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -1.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | -0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | -0.84% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | -0.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | -0.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -0.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | -0.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 0.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.57% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 0.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 0.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 0.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 1.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 1.84% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 2.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 1.97% | +0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 1.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 1.25% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 0.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 0.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 0.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 1.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 1.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 1.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 2.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 2.09% | +0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 1.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Puerto Rico (US)’s Population growth in 1962?
2.09% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Puerto Rico (US)’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -131.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.55%; 2024: -0.04%; 2023: -0.51%; 2022: -1.31%; 2021: -0.58%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.